That 'Grab-The-Attention-While-I Can-Get-It' Thing by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem That 'Grab-The-Attention-While-I Can-Get-It' Thing that begins with:

Excuse me!
I am new to this neighborhood....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbd efafX f XecXXdecX b XgcXdggaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,1,9,1,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011 11100101 11110010 1110101 11110010110 111001101 1110010 1111 1101001 11001110110 111101 1 11110100 1100101011011 00100 010010 1000100110 101101011000111 0101001110 010101011111 11001010010 1 111 1101001010110 11 110010111111 101111010111 10101010111 100110111010 110110101001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of That 'Grab-The-Attention-While-I Can-Get-It' Thing;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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